Non-linear time scale optimization for mechanical-electrical machine behavior model visualization

A method for visually representing an electrical machine operation model on a display space, the method comprising:

• (a) developing a display space visualization showing all mechanical steps and associated electrical steps and signal transitions along a linear time axis;
• (b) determining all points of interest associated with start and/or end times of each step and signal transition in the display space developed in step (a);
• (c) sorting the points of interest determined in step (b) in chronological order;
• (d) measuring each time interval between adjacent, chronologically ordered, points of interest;
• (e) determining a threshold time interval Tth;
• (f) identifying each time interval measured in step (d) that exceeds the threshold time interval Tth;
• to (g) selecting a fixed time value Tfixed to be associated with each time interval identified in step (f);
• (h) compressing each identified time interval into fixed time value Tfixed;
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• (i) updating the display space visualization developed in step (a) to generate a display space visualization with a non-linear time axis including at least one interval of fixed time value Tfixed.

A computer-usable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor perform a method for visually representing an electrical machine operation model on a display space, the method comprising:

• (a) developing a display space visualization showing mechanical steps and associated electrical steps and signal transitions along a linear time axis;
• (b) determining all points of interest associated with start and/or end times of each step and signal transition in the display space developed in step (a);
• (c) identifying all time intervals along the linear time axis that do not include any mechanical steps, electrical steps or signal transitions;
• (d) compressing selected ones of the time intervals identified in step (c) to create a non-linear time axis for the display space, allowing all remaining non-identified time intervals to expand and fill the display space accordingly;
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• (e) replacing the display space visualization developed in step (a) with the non-linear time scale visualization created in step (d).

A computer-usable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor performing a method for visually representing an electrical machine operation model on a display space, the method comprising:

• (a) developing a display space visualization showing mechanical steps and associated electrical steps and signal transitions along a linear time axis;
• (b) determining all points of interest associated with start and/or end times of each step and signal transition in the display space developed in step (a);
• (c) sorting the points of interest determined in step (b) in chronological order;
• (d) measuring each time interval between adjacent, chronologically ordered, points of interest;
• (e) determining a threshold time interval Tth;
• (f) identifying each time interval measured in step (d) that exceeds the threshold time interval Tth;
• (g) selecting a fixed time value Tfixed, to be associated with each time interval identified in step (f);
• (h) compressing each identified time interval into fixed time value Tfixed;
• and
• (i) updating the display space visualization provided in step (a) to generate a display space with a non-linear time axis including at least one interval of fixed time value Tfixed.